Portland based Creative Director and Designer specializing in package design, brand strategy, campaign activation and brand identity. I encourage my community and clients to explore their inner child, push boundaries, be bold and to not take life too seriously. Learn more: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-kirsten-karkanen/

Clients: Rogue Ales & Spirits / Cascade Brewing / Oregon Brewers Festival / Tompkins Collective / Cider Riot / The One Moto Show / The Hoxton Hotel / The Woodlark Hotel / Bright Night Design / Commensal Fermentation / House of Commons / Wood Veneer Hub / Portland Bazaar / Roux / TJ’s Dwellings / Pickathon / Twin River Berries / The Old Globe / Viva Tequila Seltzer / Occidental Brewing

Awards

2024 Craft Beer Marketing Awards:

Gold Crushie: Best Packaging Design: Craft Beer / Rogue Mom Beer

2024 Honey Beer Competition:

Gold: Best Design: Rogue Blackberry Honey Kolsch

2023 Craft Beer Marketing Awards:

Platinum Crushie: Best Can Design RTD / Rogue Canned Cocktails

Platinum Crushie: Best Original Video, Humor / Dead Guy IPA launch Video

Gold Crushie: Best Can Design NA Beverage / Rogue Recreational CBD Seltzers

Gold Crushie: Best Brand Identity and Overall Marketing Story / Dead Guy IPA - IPAs are Dead